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Democrats Appear Paralyzed. Bernie Sanders Is Not. (jacobin.com)

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“Trumpism is not going to be defeated by inside-the-Beltway politicians,” he said.

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[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

He's also an 83 year old white man, and we learned with Biden that the democrats don't like that.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think he has a huge base of people asking him to run for president again. Even being a Bernie bro, I know his chance for that passed back in 2020. Hopefully, we as a society will be ready for the next person who takes up the fight.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Between the two, I like Sanders more...but I want to see AOC on the ballot, not him. And I won't pretend it's not ageism - I am so tired of old people running the country.

If AOC was president, Sanders would surely get an important role and continue to do great work. The presidency is a LOT of work, it ages you fast.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I agree. I think the AOC/Trump split ticket proves she has more appeal than we thought. Or at least more than I thought. I suppose I shouldn't underestimate the power of the change candidate when the system is this broken.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you can't see the cognitive differences between these two then... You might be Joe Biden.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, but where will he be in 4 years? Age only goes one way.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

The point was it was less about democrats having an issue with age and more cognitive decline. If Biden seemed more cogent during the election then I doubt Kamala would have replaced him.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh look. Age suddenly matters again now that we're talking about an old progressive.

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Biden won because he wasn't progressive in the slightest. It's a sad truth.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Biden was handed the 2020 primaries for that reason.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Age is just one of so many things the DNC needs to focus and do better on when running candidates.